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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1877
Page
7
A fragmentary report from DWICKE New York dated March 23 discusses Black Hills mining activity. It mentions Hardwicke, scouts, and a disputed charge about con status. The text references quartz lodes, Sioux lode, City claim, and districts showing rapid development and calls for public publication of details as part of Dakota state growth and national union.
The Weekly Leader details Cheyenne as the Black Hills outfitting hub with routes, fares, and tri weekly stage service to Deadwood and Custer. It lists gold prospects, mining districts, and the Cheyenne to Deadwood distance, plus a sample four man camp outfit and prices for teams and goods. It forecasts a surge of migration toward Big Horn and notes rail connections and through-ticket rates to the hills.
Cheyenne markets and wholesale grocers report weekly corrected prices for grains flour potatoes onions cheese butter lard and pork. Case goods and canned fruit list diverse brands and canned fruits with varied prices while dried goods and oils show bulk per gallon rates and soap and paint items appear among supplies.
To Henry Wolf a non resident of Wyoming Territory you are notified that Wiebke C Wolff filed a bill of complaint March 6 1877 in the District Court of the First Judicial District Laramie county to dissolve the bonds of matrimony on grounds of abandonment for over a year you must answer by April 30 1877 Wrenkin C Wourr W W Corlett solicitors for plaintiff. To William M Percival a non resident you are notified that Paulina L Percival filed March 19 1877 in the district court Laramie county to dissolve bonds of matrimony claiming habitual drunkenness and abandonment you must answer by May 14 1877 Paulina L Percival March 22 1877
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers the shortest quickest direct route to Washington and Baltimore with direct connections to Richmond Lynchburg Norfolk and the Southeast Philadelphia New York Boston and the East. Elegant coaches splendid hotels grand mountain and valley scenery and many historic points along its line. Fares are low and through Pullman Palace Cars run through between principal Western and Eastern cities. For tickets baggage checks movement of trains and sleeping car accommodations apply at ticket offices at all principal points North South East or West.
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